Fastening device



New. 12, 1935.

W. A. KEYS FASTENING DEVICE Filed Feb. 26, 195

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Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PA'I 'ENTv OFFICE.

, FASTENTNG DEVICE William A. Keys, New York, Y. 7 Application February26, 1935, Serial No. 8,258

7 2 Claims. (01. 24-198)" 2 This invention relates to a slidable,adjusting fastening" device of the character shown in my Patent No.1,962,600, dated June 12th, 1934, and particularly adapted for use inthe adjustment of the length of neckbands of neckties or similararticles. a

The primary objects of the invention are to simplify the construction ofsuch devices as are in use at the present time; to provide a fastener ofdecreased size and bulk, and incidentally maintain that portion ofthe'neckband of the necktie wherein the fastener is located, as thin andsmooth as possible. In my prior patent, referred to, a fastener is shownwhich operates by a cinch action to grip the neckband when the ends ofthe tie are pulled in opposite directions.

A further object of the invention is to greatly increase this cinchingaction, and consequently increase the efficiency of the fastening deviceand prevent slippage when the tie is in use, so that its applicabilityto fabrics of different texture and thickness will be greatly increased.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fastener of thecharacter described which will permit an easy adjustment of the lengthof the neckband of the tie, at the same time gripping or cinching thetie firmly in the normal use of the tie.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a necktie ofthe so-called wing type, provided with one embodiment of the improvedfastening device; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the neckband ofa tie showing the fastening device in section and in its operative orcinching position; Fig. 3'is. a similar view showing the positionassumed by the device when v the neckband is being slidably adjusted;Fig. 4

is a perspective view of the fastener; Fig. 5 is a View of a modifiedform of fastener; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the type offastener shown in Fig. 5.

In the drawing, a necktie of the so-called wing type is shown, theneckband of which is adapted to be longitudinally regulated as tolength. The necktie is provided with two end portions 5 and 8. The endportion 8 is permanently stitched or secured, as shown at 20, to one ofthe side bars of a metalloop member I. The opposite end 5 of theneckband is looped through the member 1 as indicated at H and has itsend or termination 22 permanently secured or stitched to a longitudinalbar l6 forming part of the improved fastening device l5, shown in Fig.4. The fastening device is in the form of a single piece elongated loopmember or frame, prefthereto and connecting the curved end portions 10.

I2 and I3 is the integral central bar IE, to which the end 22 of theportion 5 of the neckband is secured. The portion 5 of the neckband ofthe tie is slidably adjustable through the fastening device 15 in thespace 23 (Figs. 3 and 4) between 15 the bars I l and I6; passes throughthe loop member l and has its extremity 22 permanently stitched orsecured about the bar l6, as previously explained. This arrangementproduces a loop l4 7 in the neckband which is regulatable as to size 80by sliding the fastening member to or from the loop member 1, or bydrawing parts of the loop portion l4 through fastening device l5.

When pull is exerted on the parts 5 and 8 of the necktie, as during theadjustment of and 25 wearing of the necktie, the entire fastening deviceI5 is rocked about a longitudinal axis along the line of the bar It sothat it assumes the inclined or angular position shown in Fig. 2 whereit will be seen that the band engages the outer 30 edge of bar It] andinner edge of bar ll so that the co-operating bars l0 and I! act as acinch and resist sliding of the neckband between them through space 23.

4 To enlarge or decrease the size of the loop I4, and accordinglyregulate the size of the neckband of the tie, the fastener is heldbetween the fingers in the position substantially shown in Fig. 3, andit can be easily slid along on the neckband or the neckband can be aseasily drawn through it to adjust the size of the loop. The fastener isvery small and compact and produces no bulk or bulging in the neckbandof the tie. The two co-operating bars If] and H acting to cinch theneckband between them, hold the neckband securely in any set position ofadjustment as to size.

In Fig. 6 a modified structure is shown wherein the fastening device isprovided with a pair of spaced, parallel, longitudinal bars l8 and 19located between and extending parallel to the end bars l0 and l I. Ithas been found that for certain materials employed in necktieconstruction,

a greater or lesser cinching action may be re quired, and to provide forthis, the two bars 18 and I9 are employed, which enable the extremity 22of the part 5 of the tie to be permanently attached to either one ofthem. This may compensate for different thicknesses of necktie fabric,so that a maximum cinching action is attained when the ends 5 and 8 ofthe neckband of the tie are pulled in opposite directions, as in theadjustment and use of the tie.

While I have shown the improved fastening device used in connection withthe adjustment of the neckband of a necktie, it will be obvious that itmay be used in other environments, such as for the adjustment of beltsand straps of different kinds.

What I claim is:

1. An adjustable device for necktie bands for adjusting and maintainingthe size of a loop' in a doubled-over or looped portion of the band,comprising a frame bent upon itself and including parallel side bars, atleast one intermediate bar located between and parallel with the sidebars and curved connecting end pieces between the parallel bars, thecurved end pieces presenting the side v bars angularly with respect toeach other, the side bars being in spaced planes and the intermediatebar being in the plane of one of the side bars, one of the side barsbeing located opposite the space between the intermediate bar and otherside bar, the intermediate bar receiving the permanent attachment of oneend of the neokband loop, said end of the loop extending from its pointof attachment and doubling back upon itself to overlie the point ofattachment and then projecting between the outer edge of one of the sidebars and the inner edge of the other side bar whereby pull on the bightof the loop and an opposite pull on the part thereof projecting frombetween the two side bars causes said side bars to act as a cinch on thepart of the band extending between them.

2. An adjusting device for necktie neckbands for adjusting andmaintaining the size of a loop in a doubledover or looped portion of theband, comprising a frame bent upon itself and including three parallelelongated side bars spaced from one another and integrally connected attheir ends by cross pieces, one of said side bars being disposed at anangle to the other two bars and in a plane offset from the plane of theother two bars, one of said bars receiving the permanent attachment ofone end of the neckband loop, said end of the loop extending from itspoint of attachment and doubling back on itself to form a bight and thenextending back to overlie and be positioned adjacent the point ofattachment and then projecting between the outer edge of one of theother bars and the inner edge of the remaining bar, the last mentionedtwo bars holding the part of the band which passes between them with acinch action when pull is exerted on the band.

WILLIAM A. KEYS.

